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UDRB conditions approval of Rio Vista Apartments in Loomis Park historic district; board seeks tighter fit between podium and tower
Summary
The board recommended approval (3‑1) for the Rio Vista Apartments project at NW Third Street in the Loomis Park Historic District, requiring a more cohesive architectural relationship between the proposed podium/townhomes and the tower, greater reference to on‑site historic structures, and a unified roofline.
The Urban Development Review Board voted 3‑1 to recommend approval of a 10‑story, roughly 221,477‑square‑foot project called "Rio Vista Apartments" at 413–453 Northwest Third Street in the Loomis Park Historic District, attaching conditions directing the design team to tighten the relationship between the podium (including five townhomes and a restored historic house) and the tower above.
The board’s conditions ask the applicant to implement a more cohesive architectural strategy so the tower reads as part of the same composition as the articulated podium and townhomes, to incorporate stronger references to historic structures that previously sat on the site, and to provide a more cohesive roof/topline for the tower that better responds to the district context.
Why it matters: The property sits across from…
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